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Cervical video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (C-VATS) is a minimally invasive procedure permitting unilateral or bilateral thoracoscopy through a single cervical incision without any intercostal incision. It combines cervical mediastinoscopy, flexible endoscopy, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) by passing a flexible endoscope into the pleural cavity through a rigid mediastinoscope. C-VATS is a procedure for the evaluation of pleural effusions of unknown etiology, for performing pleural biopsies, peripheral lung biopsies, and talc pleurodesis. It is associated with minimal postoperative and long-term pain.
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Goudie, E., Liberman, M. (2014). Cervical Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (C-VATS). In: Zieliński, M., Rami-Porta, R. (eds) The Transcervical Approach in Thoracic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54565-8_7
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